Santosh Kumar & ORS v. The State ( Govt Of NCT Of Delhi) & ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.M.C. 4827/2018 SANTOSH KUMAR & ORS ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr. M.S. Yadav, Adv.

versus THE STATE ( GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR..... Respondents Through:

Mr. M.S. Oberoi, APP for State.

Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Adv. for R-2 along with R-2 in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK

O R D E R

% 20.09.2018 Notice. Learned APP accepts notice for respondent no. 1. Respondent no.2-Smt. Anju Maurya is present in Court along with her counsel, who accepts notice.

Respondent no.2 submits that she has settled the matter with petitioner no.1 of her own free will and without any undue force, pressure or coercion before the Delhi Mediation Centre, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi on 03.05.2017. Her marriage with petitioner no.1 has already been dissolved by a decree of divorce by mutual consent dated 12.03.2018 passed by Family Court, South West District, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi. Respondent no.2 submits that she has already received entire settled amount of `5 lacs from petitioner no.1 and she has no objection in case FIR No. 1167/2014

under Sections 498A/406/34 IPC registered at police station Dabri the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed against the petitioner no. 1 and his relatives, that is, petitioner nos. 2 to 4. Keeping in mind the settlement arrived at between the petitioner no.1 and respondent no. 2 voluntarily, in my view, no fruitful purpose would be served to keep the criminal proceedings pending. Accordingly, in the interest of justice, aforesaid FIR and the consequent proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed.

Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Miscellaneous application is disposed of as infructuous.

Dasti.

A.K. PATHAK, J.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 ga